Chris Daly is without question the greatest writer named Chris Daly ever to grace the pages of Passion of the Weiss. He was one of the first music bloggers ever to address Nigerian speed rap, an accolade which doesn't get him laid, even in Nigeria. Over the years, he has written for such varied outlets as this one, Odd Bloggings, Les Enfants Terribles, Rollo & Grady, Big Yawn, Jedi News and a really bitching piece on bed bugs for Hotel Management.
Daly claims to be the only PotW writer to have seen Tupac as a back-up dancer for Digital Underground, Heavy D. (when both he and all the Boyz still were alive and kicking), Slick Rick (before he went to jail) and the original 3 Feet High and Rising Tour. When not perfecting his beat boxing skills, he enjoys cosplaying his two kids in 80s B-Boy and B-Girl finery. Daly really hopes this blogging thing eventually pays off, as he is not looking forward to the chiropractic bills sure to arise from all the dookie chains he keeps heaping on his offspring.
Currently Listening:
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah
Steely Dan - Aja
Mecca: 83 - Ain't Done Too Bad
Two Syllables Volume 11
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Currently Watching:
Star Wars Rebels
Adventure Time
Steven Universe
Regular Show
Agent Carter
Samurai Jack
Cowboy Bebop
Gravity Falls
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Currently Reading:
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon Huck Finn's America: Mark Twain and the Era That Shaped His Masterpiece by Andrew Levy Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain by Alan Light Hip Hop Family Tree 1975-1983 Gift Box Set by Ed Piskor Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller| Premiere: Lilacs & Champagne’s “All The Room” Video | March 11, 2015 |
Through the smoke you can catch a glimpse of Morricone tapping his foot
| Dewey Decibel, A Different Drum EP | March 9, 2015 |
All of the Cappucino's for the Philly duo of Zilla Rocca and Dewey Decibel -- with love from Drake
| Audio Goodness: Cherry Pickin’ with DJ Monk-One | March 4, 2015 |
Wax Poetics unearths a mix from '03, decides to share it with the world
| DJ Platurn Drops Two New Mixes | February 19, 2015 |
No necesitamos trabajar. Necesitamos cerveza.
| Prince Paul “It’s Not the Size of Your Mix, It’s How You Use It” | February 13, 2015 |
Art by Mika Väisänen Chris Daly is a Handsome Boy graduate. While we could debate endlessly what makes a “good” mixtape, we all can agree the best starting point is to have some deep crates and an excellent ear for what sounds sound great together. Having produced some of the greatest music in the history […]
| The Return of Daedelus & Frosty: Adventure Time “Of Beyond” | February 11, 2015 |
Chris Daly dials M for monkey Not heard since 2003’s Dreams of Water Themes, it’s Adventure Time! With that in mind, c’mon, grab your friends, today we’re going to very distant lands. On Of Beyond, the L.A.-based duo of Daedelus, fancy lad producer extraordinaire, and Frosty, co-founder and creative director of dublab, have traveled past […]
| What A Country: The Soviet Tape — Beat Flips From USSR Samples feat. Blu, Open Mike Eagle & More | February 6, 2015 |
Art by USMC Archives Chris Daly is about four five seconds from Boris Spassky. Like most Americans who lived through the Cold War, I was under the impression that Mother Russia tapes beat listeners*. First Word Records’ own Fulgeance and DJ Scientist have proven just how wrong I was on their latest, “The Soviet Tape.” […]
| The Night is on My Mind: J. Vibes “Late Night Soul” | February 5, 2015 |
Chris Daly steals eardrums at midnight There’s that special time of night, well past sundown, with a few hours left ’til the sun goes and ruins everything. That time when the after after after party is in full swing. And if these are the hours you haunt, then you know damn well the perfect soundtrack […]
| The Truu Rap Tales of Nancy Grace | January 21, 2015 |
In the wake of her stunningly successful episode with 2 Chainz, Nancy Grace's producers green-lit an entire new season dedicated to rap music.
We were able to obtain a sneak preview.
| Charades: First Word Records “Two Syllables Volume 11” | January 13, 2015 |
Chris Daly don’t know how to behave. If there’s a label out there today that better marries funk, jazz, hip-hop and soul into one gloriously decadent cosmic slop than First Word Records, I have yet to hear them. Others embark upon the some glorious path of pure amalgamation, but First Word continually produces concoctions of the […]
